1950's Decade Project By elan.jill Nov 1, 1950 Assassination attempt on President Truman by Puerto Rican nationalists photoinformation Feb 27, 1951 The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, limiting a president to two terms of office, was ratified. photoinformation Dec 2, 1952 President-elect Dwight Eisenhower follows through with his campaign promise to visit Korea photoinformation Jan 20, 1953 Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated President of United States. photo information Dec 23, 1954 First Succesful Kidney Transplant information and photo On December 23, 1954 the first successful kidney transplant was performed from one twin to another. Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat Information and photo May 21, 1956 U.S. tests the first aerial hydrogen bomb over Namu islet, Bikini Atoll with the force of 10 million tons TNT photo information Jan 21, 1957 President Eisenhower was inaugurated photoinfromation May 18, 1958 Nasa sends space monkeys Able and Baker into orbit informationphoto Aug 21, 1959 Hawaii becomes part of the United States photo information
